First inauguration of Jakaya Kikwete

The first inauguration of Jakaya Kikwete as the 4th president of Tanzania took place on Wednesday, 21 December 2005. It marked the commencement of the first five-year term of Jakaya Kikwete as President and Ali Mohamed Shein as Vice President.

Kikwete won the 2005 presidential election by a landslide receiving 80.28 percent of the popular vote.